2008: The industry benefited from a sustained growth in its three main segments: Telecoms, Financial Services and Public Sector, as well as from the emergence of new Smart Secure Devices for contactless applications

04 Nov 2008 2008: The industry benefited from a sustained growth in its three main segments: Telecoms, Financial Services and Public Sector, as well as from the emergence of new Smart Secure Devices for contactless applications

For the year 2008, EUROSMART increased its forecast for Telecom microprocessor cards to reflect a strong year due to two main factors: a strong growth in the GSM subscribers base in emerging countries (with a net addition of users at a pace of 50,000 per hour), and a stronger role of the SIM as a Service platform in mature markets.